Wildfires in Benson County

North Dakota

Fire-weather risk today

Moderate

tomorrow: High · rising ↑

Fires in 2026

18 total since 2026

Area burned 2026

19.0 ha

from official WFIGS perimeters

Air quality now

Fair

EAQI 25· PM2.5 3.2 µg/m³ · includes wildfire smoke

Fire-weather and air-quality figures are modelled at state level (cell-48:-100) — not per county. Fire counts, perimeters and areas below are per county, from official records.

Fires by year

First season on record — year-over-year comparisons appear as we accumulate history.

Fire history

Cars · Wildfire · Human 14/09/2026· 75 h › Jones 26 · Wildfire 08/09/2026· 84 h › Frogger · Wildfire 02/09/2026· 120 h › Bale 5 · Wildfire 26/08/2026· 94 h › Wheel · Wildfire · Human 12/08/2026· 1.0 ha· 73 h › Tucked In · Wildfire · Human 12/08/2026· 256 h › Smokes · Wildfire · Human 09/08/2026· 328 h › River Bottom · Wildfire · Human 09/08/2026· 73 h › Twins · Wildfire 08/08/2026· 1.0 ha· 333 h › Cop 2 · Wildfire 08/08/2026· 1.0 ha· 72 h › Hanson · Wildfire 06/08/2026· 16.0 ha· 499 h › Pine 1 · Wildfire 06/08/2026· 73 h › Skip · Wildfire 05/08/2026· 194 h › Cop · Wildfire 03/08/2026· 82 h › Banjo · Wildfire 29/07/2026· 73 h › Dodge · Wildfire 27/07/2026· 282 h › Rodeo 1 · Wildfire 22/07/2026· 73 h › Poison Ivy · Wildfire 17/07/2026· 90 h ›

Incident records from NIFC/WFIGS (public domain). Fire-weather risk is our own estimate (Canadian FWI on Open-Meteo forecasts), not an official warning — for those see your National Weather Service office. In an emergency call 911.